American Meteor Society

Reports Report 2925mr (Event 2925-2017)

Observer
Name Ryan K
Experience Level 2/5
Remarks It was big and bright enough that at first I thought it was a drone flying low, but there was no sound with it and no blinking lights. Then thought it was a "shooting star" but the color was different than anything I had seen before and it traveled much further across the sky than any shooting star I had observed.
Location
Address Nazareth, PA
Latitude 40° 44' 27.04'' N (40.740845°)
Longitude 75° 19' 8.05'' W (-75.318902°)
Elevation 161.322m
Time and Duration
Local Date & Time 2017-08-25 21:14 EDT
UT Date & Time 2017-08-26 01:14 UT
Duration ≈3.5s
Direction
Moving direction From down left to up right
Descent Angle 88°
Moving
Facing azimuth 203.96°
First azimuth 179.75°
First elevation 37°
Last azimuth 288.11°
Last elevation 21°
Brightness and color
Stellar Magnitude -15
Color Light Blue
Concurrent Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Delayed Sound
Observation No
Remarks -
Persistent train
Observation Yes
Duration 1s
Length 3°
Remarks slight glowing train, not very long.
Terminal flash
Observation Unknown
Remarks -
Fragmentation
Observation Unknown
Remarks -